Alex Fort Brescia is a

Peruvian Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century; Peruvian p ...

businessman. He is the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, a family conglomerate, and BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank.

Early life

Alex Fort Brescia was born on October 16, 1957, in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of t ...

, Peru into the billionaire Brescia family. His Italian-born grandfather,

Fortunato Brescia Tassano Fortunato Brescia Tassano (died 1951) was an Italian-born Peruvian businessman who founded Grupo Breca Grupo Breca, also known as Grupo Brescia, is a Peruvian business conglomerate founded more than 130 years ago with operations in Peru and oth ...

, founded Grupo Breca, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. His mother,

Rosa Brescia Cafferata Rosa Brescia Cafferata (born ) is a Peruvian billionaire heiress and philanthropist. With her children, she owns 30% of Grupo Breca, a conglomerate founded by her Italian-born father. She is the president of the Peruvian Center for Hearing, Langu ...

, is a billionaire heiress. His brother, Bernardo Fort Brescia, is an architect. Fort Brescia graduated from

Williams College Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was kille ...

and earned a master in business administration from the

Columbia Business School Columbia Business School (CBS) is the business school of Columbia University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1916, Columbia Business School is one of six Ivy League business schools and is one of the oldest busin ...

Career

Fort Brescia is the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, his family conglomerate. He is also the chairman of BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank. Additionally, he is the chairman of the insurance company Rímac Seguros, as well as B1 Capital Partners and Melon. He serves on the boards of directors of Tasa, Minsur, Intursa, CPPQ, Exsa and Urbanova. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors of APORTA, a social impact entity of Grupo Breca.

References

Living people Peruvian people of Italian descent Williams College alumni Columbia Business School alumni Peruvian businesspeople Peruvian corporate directors Peruvian bankers Brescia family Year of birth missing (living people) {{Peru-bio-stub